Hillsborough

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1768

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hillsborough, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Arrival of British Troops in Boston

   1768

   Role: Official (surname only, identity unresolved) who instructed Gage to dispatch forces to Boston

   1. 11768 · Province of Massachusetts BayTroops Stationed to Enforce Legislation

      British troops were stationed in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1768 to support Crown-appointed officials and enforce unpopular parliamentary legislation.

   2. 2October 1, 1768 · Boston Harbor, Province of Massachusetts BayFirst of Four Regiments Begins Disembarking

      The first of four British Army regiments began disembarking in Boston on October 1, 1768, under Hillsborough's instruction to General Gage.

Sources

1. Boston Massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14